It is the county seat and largest city of Broward County. As of census bureau estimates, the city has an estimated population of , The city is a popular tourist destination, and Yachting Capital of the World, with an average year-round temperature of Greater Fort Lauderdale, encompassing all of Broward County , hosted 13 million overnight visitors in

Fort Lauderdale, Florida



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Federal Highway. Cardaci, who has been working nearby on a multimillion-dollar restaurant-nightclub remodel of historic First Evangelical Lutheran Church , recently finished a complete renovation of the 1,square-foot bar. He believes that, logically, this should happen no later than opening day for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on Oct. For decades, the Cubby Hole sat in clandestine solitude on Federal Highway, a squat unremarkable one-story building with two windows facing Parker Playhouse, both boarded up and painted black. Patrons entered through a back door.


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Sure, you can soak up the sun in the likes of South Beach, but why not take it down a couple notches and relax in a far different scene. Fort Lauderdale has never tried to be Miami, nor should it. General Tips 2. Gay Tours in Fort Lauderdale 6. Restaurants and Cafes 7.



With a sunny and stunning location in South Florida fringed by sandy beaches, Fort Lauderdale and the adjacent inland community of Wilton Manors rank among the world's most desirable tropical gay vacation destinations. This largest city in Broward County, just a minute drive north of Miami and the same distance south of Palm Beach , has steadily evolved from a relatively lesser-known gay getaway in the early s into a favorite place among gays and lesbians for both quick winter getaways and longer seasonal stays. Not surprisingly, quite a few LGBT visitors have become so taken with this friendly and progressive community that they've moved here full-time.